When there was a rule in Russia, that no young men should get marry instead join the army to serve the nation, many young people who were in love got hurt. St. Valentine came for their rescue arranging marriages for them in secrete.
The birth day of St Valentine is being celebrated as the international day of lovers. Though, love does not need any particular time of day to get expressed or experienced, most of the people, especially the youth celebrate it as a big occasion. After all young ages are meant for celebrations. They try to express their emotions and feeling through valentine’s day cards. The cards with beautiful pictures depicting the strength of love and lines that tell the motions in too many words are most popular among the people. Various hotels and tourist operators are arranging various celebrations including valentine’s day party dinner on this occasion. Though they are aiming art the commercial benefits, these parties are really a boon to many. Another common practice is giving Valentine’s Day gifts. You have to take care a lot while selecting the valentine’s day gifts, Unlike in valentine’s day cards, we can not express our feelings directly on these gifts. So, most of the people present the gifts along with the cards. Some intellectual ones started presenting symbolic gifts too. These gifts may not be necessarily any objects. May be a special program to enjoy or giving a surprise to the loved one by some acts are considered as Valentine’s Day gifts nowadays.Some will come with wild Valentine’s Day ideas. There was a report that, last year some have spent their Valentine’s Day in a thick forest among the company of wild animals. Some others have spent the entire day in a small boat in the sea. All these great valentine’s day ideas will point to a single fact. They want to enjoy the loneliness in the company of their loved ones. This solitude is the soul of love. The silent music that fills the atmosphere will be experienced by two hearts. The emotions pass to on another’s soul through the thick silence. They feel like in heave when the keep on staring at one another’s eyes. That is the core of Valentine’s Day celebrations. He had to pay for this with his life. Now we admire his services to the human kind by celebrating Valentine’s Day. Unfortunately, there are a lot of protests also against the celebrations on Valentine’s Day. Anti Valentine’s Day protesters have a lot to support their views. But the main argument of these protesters is that the Valentine’s Day celebrations are exceeding the limits of conduct code laid down by the society. They are also arguing that the Valentine’s Day has nothing to do with any religions or cultures but has been propagated widely to boost certain business interests. Anti Valentine’s Day protestors are criticizing that this celebration has been commercialized by giving too much publicity and the manufacturers of cards and gifts are taking advantage of this.Whatever their arguments may be, the sale of valentine’s day cards and gifts are increasing year by year. This shows the popularity the day has earned among the people all over the world. And there is no doubt that this trend will continue for several more years.
